Programme Index

Duration: 1 hour

The week in August 1917 when poets Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon met in Craiglockhart Hospital. From August 2017. Show more

Home Front

6 June 1917 - Gabriel Graham

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 6^th Jun 2017, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FM

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On this day in 1917, a 'tropical rainstorm' descended on a damaged Folkestone, where Gabriel Graham's tempestuous journey leads to a flash of inspiration. Show more

Contributors

Gabriel Graham:: Michael Bertenshaw
Hilary Pearce:: Craige Els
Eric Morton:: Paul Rainbow
Maisie Harris:: Cassie Layton
Joan Edkins:: Rachel Davis
Reporter:: John Bowler
Wampach:: Simon Treves
Sylvia Graham:: Joanna David
Writer:: Katie Hims
Director:: Ciaran Bermingham
Series Editor:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

DramaHistorical

Formats

Docudramas

Brand

Home Front

From 18 September to 22 September 1917

Duration: 1 hour

Epic drama series set in the Britain of the Great War. The week in 1917 when free treatment was recommended for all invalided soldiers. From September 2017. Show more

Contributors

Hilary Pearce:: Craige Els
Gabriel Graham:: Michael Bertenshaw
Solly Joseph:: Stephen Critchlow
Mrs Edkins:: Rachel Davies
Maisie Harris:: Cassie Layton
Alice Macknade:: Claire Louise Cordwell
Mayor Penfold:: John Woodvine
Ralph Winwood:: Nicholas Murchie
Writer:: Katie Hims
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

DramaHistorical

Formats

Docudramas

Brand

Home Front

4 August 1917 - Hilary Pearce

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 4^th Aug 2017, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FM

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On this day in 1917, there was a service on the Leas in Folkestone to mark the third anniversary of the outbreak of war. Show more

Contributors

Hilary Pearce:: Craige Els
Gabriel Graham:: Michael Bertenshaw
Solly Joseph:: Stephen Critchlow
Mrs Edkins:: Rachel Davies
Maisie Harris:: Cassie Layton
Alice Macknade:: Claire Louise Cordwell
Mayor Penfold:: John Woodvine
Ralph Winwood:: Nicholas Murchie
Writer:: Katie Hims
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

DramaHistorical

Formats

Docudramas

Brand

Home Front

18 August 1917 - Norman Harris

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 18^th Aug 2017, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 18^th Aug 2017, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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On this day in 1917, Sylvia Pankhurst's peace meeting in Hyde Park was broken up by the police, while in Folkestone, Sergeant Harris marks the first anniversary of his sons' deaths. Show more

Contributors

Norman Harris:: Sean Baker
Eric Morton:: Paul Rainbow
Anna White:: Ellie Piercy
James:: Charlie Clements
Maisie Harris:: Cassie Layton
Harry Pankhurst:: Sean Murray
Major Love:: Simon Ludders
Dennis Monk:: Sam Swann
Edna Harris:: Lara West
Barman:: Philip Fox
Writer:: Katie Hims
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

DramaHistorical

Formats

Docudramas

Brand

Home Front

28 August 1917 - Jessie Moore

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 28^th Aug 2017, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FM

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On this day in 1917, severe gales across the country uprooted trees and damaged crops, while in Folkestone, Jessie's mood is bleak. Show more

Contributors

Jessie Moore:: Lucy Hutchinson
Dennis Monk:: Sam Swann
Ivy Layton:: Lizzy Watts
Maisie Harris:: Cassie Layton
Joan Edkins:: Rachel Davies
Hilary Pearce:: Craige Els
Writer:: Mike Walker
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

DramaHistorical

Formats

Docudramas

Brand

Home Front

10 July 1915 - Ralph Winwood

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 10^th Jul 2015, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FM

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Reverend Winwood finds ministering to a diverse flock of parishioners far easier than to his own household. Show more

Contributors

Ralph Winwood:: Nicholas Murchie
Howard Argent:: Toby Jones
Mervyn Harris:: Tom Whitelock
Maisie Plackett:: Cassie Layton
Dorothea Winwood:: Rachel Shelley
Norman Harris:: Sean Baker
Marieke Dupont:: Olivia Ross
Juliet Cavendish:: Lizzie Bourne
Writer:: Richard Monks
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

DramaHistorical

Formats

Docudramas

Brand

Home Front

19 August 1916 - Norman Harris

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 19^th Aug 2016, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 19^th Aug 2016, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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On this day in 1916, the papers reported a 'Great British Day on the Somme', and in Folkestone, Norman Harris's life changes direction. Show more

Contributors

Norman Harris:: Sean Baker
Anna White:: Amelia Lowdell
Ivy Layton:: Lizzy Watts
Edna Harris:: Lara West
Maisie Harris:: Cassie Layton
Jean Harris:: Eliza Bennett
Maggie Macknade:: Hollie Thoupos
Adam Wilson:: Billy Kennedy
Mrs Edkins:: Rachel Davies
Writer:: Katie Hims
Director:: Allegra McIlroy

Genres

DramaHistorical

Formats

Docudramas

Brand

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 57: 15-19 August 1916

BBC Radio 4 Extra

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 19^th Aug 2016, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 2^nd Dec 2016, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

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In the week, in 1916, when the king praised the 'cheerful confidence' of the troops in France, courage and hope are hard-won in Folkestone. Show more

Contributors

Esme Macknade:: Katie Angelou
Norman Harris:: Sean Baker
St John:: Jason Barnett
Jean Harris:: Eliza Bennett
Isabel Graham:: Keely Beresford
Gabriel Graham:: Michael Bertenshaw
Juliet Argent:: Lizzie Bourne
Howard Argent:: Gunnar Cauthery
Alice Macknade:: Claire Louise Cordwell
Bill Macknade:: Ben Crowe
Sylvia Graham:: Joanna David
Mrs Edkins:: Rachel Davies
Grace Cavendish:: Grace Doherty
Oscar Hendrickx:: Pierre Elliott
Hilary Pearce:: Craige Els
Ethel Johnson:: Nicola Ferguson
Jessie Moore:: Lucy Hutchinson
Adam Wilson:: Billy Kennedy
Connie Cavendish:: Felix Lailey
Maisie Harris:: Cassie Layton
Olly Flowers:: Eviee Lavery
Anna White:: Amelia Lowdell
Kitty Lumley:: Ami Metcalf
Carlton:: Nathan Nolan
Mary Mote:: Kirsty Oswald
Mansfield Cumming:: Brian Protheroe
Johnnie Marshall:: Paul Ready
Albert Wilson:: Lee Ross
Marieke Dupont:: Olivia Ross
Florrie Wilson:: Claire Rushbrook
Cecil Cameron:: Justin Salinger
Dorothea Winwood:: Rachel Shelley
Alec Poole:: Tom Stuart
Maggie Macknade:: Hollie Thoupos
Ivy Layton:: Lizzy Watts
Edna Harris:: Lara West
Nancy Parker:: Jane Whittenshaw
Hugh Cavendish:: Alex Wyndham
Writer:: Katie Hims
Director:: Allegra McIlroy

Genres

Drama

Series

Clayton Grange

Series 2

Episode 3

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 24^th Jun 2014, 23:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sun 1^st Nov 2020, 23:30 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Brilliantly stupid scientists trial a bionic suit and try genetic manipulation. Stars Anthony Head and Neil Warhurst. From 2014. Show more

Contributors

Professor Saunders:: Anthony Head
Geoff Prowse:: Neil Warhurst
Roger Bucks:: Paul Barnhill
Alice Jameson:: Stephanie Racine
Gwynnie:: Heather Craney
Simon Prowse:: Albie Warhurst
Izzy:: Cassie Layton
Announcer:: Clive Hayward
Director:: Marion Nancarrow
Producer:: Marion Nancarrow
Writer:: Neil Warhurst
Writer:: Paul Barnhill

Genres

ComedySitcoms

Brand

Clayton Grange

Series

Clayton Grange: Series 2

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 12: 15-19 December 1914

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 19^th Dec 2014, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 28^th Jan 2015, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

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A spirit of generosity and recklessness fills the air as all Folkestone is encouraged to give itself to the war. With Craige Els, Will Howard. Show more

Contributors

Hilary:: Craige Els
Laurie:: Will Howard
Isabel:: Keely Beresford
Mr Tench:: Mark Edel-Hunt
Mr Hawkes:: Gerry Hinks
Ralph:: Nicholas Murchie
Dorothea:: Rachel Shelley
George:: Ronan Raftery
Barry:: Kris Deedigan
Marieke:: Olivia Ross
Nurse Betts:: Jane Slavin
Douglas Conroy:: Mark Edel-Hunt
Archie:: Arthur Hughes
Jessie:: Lucy Hutchinson
Ivy:: Lizzy Watts
Maisie:: Cassie Layton
Bill:: Ben Crowe
Hilda:: Bella Hamblin
Ivor:: Alun Raglan
Joe:: Lloyd Thomas
Mervyn:: Tom Whitelock
Admiral Fitzgerald:: John Woodvine
Arthur:: Jacob Beswick
Cyril:: Perry Moore
Jerry:: Kieran Hardcastle
Bernard:: Ian Brooker
Alice:: Claire-Louise Cordwell
Maggie:: Hollie Thoupos
Mickey:: Ben Pettengell
Writer:: Shaun McKenna
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

DramaHistorical

Formats

Docudramas

Series

Home Front

18 December 1914 - Mervyn Harris

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 18^th Dec 2014, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 18^th Dec 2014, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Maisie Plackett takes very seriously the question 'Is your best boy in khaki?'. Show more

Contributors

Mervyn:: Tom Whitelock
Maisie:: Cassie Layton
Admiral Fitzgerald:: John Woodvine
Arthur:: Jacob Beswick
Cyril:: Perry Moore
Jerry:: Kieran Hardcastle
Ivor:: Alun Raglan
Ivy:: Lizzy Watts
Bernard:: Ian Brooker
Writer:: Shaun McKenna
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

DramaHistorical

Formats

Docudramas

Brand

Father Brown

Series 7

Episode 4: The Demise of the Debutante

BBC One

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 10^th Jan 2019, 14:15 on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: Thu 7^th Jan 2021, 13:45 on BBC One Wales HD

Period drama series. Father Brown uncovers secrets, hypocrisy and murder at a finishing school for young ladies. Show more

Contributors

Father Brown:: Mark Williams
Mrs McCarthy:: Sorcha Cusack
Miss Cynthia Rosewood:: Amanda Drew
Nell Winford:: Lucy Pearson
Bunty:: Emer Kenny
Inspector Mallory:: Jack Deam
Sergeant Goodfellow:: John Burton
Maude Riley:: Lauren O'Neil
Jimbo Riley:: James Cartwright
Reverend Willard:: Forbes Masson
Cecelia Orchid-Squires:: Cassie Layton
Director:: Paul Gibson
Producer:: Peter Bullock
Writer:: Lol Fletcher
Executive Producer:: Will Trotter

Genres

DramaCrime

Brand

Father Brown

Series

Father Brown: Series 7

Home Front

19 April 1917 - Maisie Harris

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 19^th Apr 2017, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 19^th Apr 2017, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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On this day in 1917, a report from Russia claimed the revolutionary movement was spreading with 'tranquillity', while in Folkestone, Maisie searches for the still, small voice. Show more

Contributors

Maisie Harris:: Cassie Layton
Edith Eales:: Maeve Bluebell Wells
Florence Rumsey:: Sarah Ridgeway
Hilary Pearce:: Craige Els
Lilian Pemble:: Alex Tregear
Edna Harris:: Lara West
Walter Hamilton:: Joseph Kloska
William Stokes:: James Lailey
Writer:: Shaun McKenna
Producer:: Allegra McIlroy
Series Editor:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

DramaHistorical

Formats

Docudramas

Brand

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 72: 17-21 April 1917 (Season 10 start)

BBC Radio 4 Extra

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 21^st Apr 2017, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 20^th Jul 2017, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

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The first omnibus of Season 10, Our Daily Bread, set in Folkestone, in the week, in 1917, when the Chinese Labour Corps set up camp in Folkestone. Show more

Contributors

Ralph Winwood:: Nicholas Murchie
Alec Poole:: Tom Stuart
Maisie Harris:: Cassie Layton
Noah Hamilton:: Finn Monteath
Sylvia Graham:: Joanna David
Lilian Pemble:: Alex Tregear
Mrs Grimes:: Amelda Brown
Reg Roach:: Arthur Smith
Mathieu Winwood:: Bea Riddell
Adam Wilson:: Billy Kennedy
Florrie Wilson:: Claire Rushbrook
Hilary Pearce:: Craige Els
Tang Chi-chang:: David Tse
Dolly Clout:: Elaine Claxton
Cynthia Hamilton:: Fenella Woolgar
Howard Argent:: Gunnar Cauthery
Maggie Macknade:: Hollie Thoupos
William Stokes:: James Lailey
Constance Peel:: Jane Slavin
Nancy Parker:: Jane Whittenshaw
Walter Hamilton:: Joseph Kloska
Esme Macknade:: Katie Angelou
Isabel Graham:: Keely Beresford
Edna Harris:: Lara West
Juliet Cavendish:: Lizzie Bourne
Jessie Moore:: Lucy Hutchinson
Edith Eales:: Maeve Bluebell Wells
Gabriel Graham:: Michael Bertenshaw
Oscar Hendrickx:: Pierre Elliott
Dorothea Winwood:: Rachel Shelley
Mrs Edkins:: Rachel Davies
Florence Rumsey:: Sarah Ridgeway
Cristine de Groot:: Ysabelle Cooper
Writer:: Shaun McKenna
Director:: Allegra McIlroy
Series Editor:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

Drama

Series

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 79: 5-9 June 1917

BBC Radio 4 Extra

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 9^th Jun 2017, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 29^th Jul 2017, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

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The final omnibus of Season 10 is set in the week in 1917 when the biggest man-made explosion in history removed Messines Ridge. Show more

Contributors

Esme Macknade:: Katie Angelou
Norman Harris:: Sean Baker
Gabriel Graham:: Michael Bertenshaw
Isabel Graham:: Keely Beresford
Juliet Cavendish:: Lizzie Bourne
Reporter:: John Bowler
Mrs Grimes:: Amelda Brown
Alice Macknade:: Claire Louise Cordwell
Alfred Norris:: Richard Curnow
Sylvia Graham:: Joanna David
Joan Edkins:: Rachel Davis
Oscar Hendrickx:: Pierre Elliot
Hilary Pearce:: Craige Els
Albert Wilson:: Jamie Foreman
Walter Hamilton:: Joseph Kloska
Maisie Harris:: Cassie Layton
Anna White:: Amelia Lowdell
Kitty Wilson:: Ami Metcalf
Ralph Winwood:: Nicholas Murchie
Jane Underdown:: Susan Porrett
Eric Morton:: Paul Rainbow
Eleanor Tanney:: Sarah Ridgeway
Florrie Wilson:: Claire Rushbrook
Adeline Lumley:: Helen Schlesinger
Dorothea Winwood:: Rachel Shelley
Alec Poole:: Tom Stuart
Wampach:: Simon Treves
Peter Lumley:: Bea White
Writer:: Katie Hims
Director:: Ciaran Bermingham
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

Drama

Series

Saturday Drama

CS Forester's London Noir

The Pursued

Saturday Drama: CS Forester's London Noir

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sat 19^th Apr 2014, 14:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 9^th Mar 2019, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

1935, Peckham: Revenge becomes an obsession for an elderly lady when her daughter is found dead. Starring Sophie Thompson. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:: Greg Wise
Marjorie:: Sophie Thompson
Ted:: Ben Crowe
Mrs Claire:: Tessa Peake-Jones
George Ely:: Richard Lumsden
Sergeant Hale:: Carl Prekopp
Derrick:: Charlie Abbit
Dot:: Cassie Layton
Director:: David Neville
Producer:: David Neville
Adaptor:: Paul Mendelson
Author:: CS Forester

Genres

Brand

Saturday Drama

Series

Doctors

Series 19

Episode 3: The Terminator

BBC One

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 19^th Apr 2017, 13:45 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Wed 19^th Apr 2017, 13:45 on BBC One Wales

When an unpopular doctor at St Phil's has a streak of bad luck Ruhma is drawn in, finding there may be a guiding hand at work...

Contributors

Dr Adam Cridge:: Oliver Walker
Nurse Joanna Kealey:: Amy Dunn
Dr Al Haskey:: Ian Midlane
Ruhma Hanif:: Bharti Patel
JJ Kenwright:: Neal Barry
Maria Cridge:: Sasha Frost
Fleur Barker:: Cassie Layton
Director:: Dominic Keavey
Producer:: Caroline Slater
Writer:: Stephen Keyworth
Executive Producer:: Mike Hobson

Genres

Brand

Doctors

Series

Doctors: Series 19

Home Front

16 September 1916 - Norman Harris

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 16^th Sep 2016, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 16^th Sep 2016, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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